What color is #6F764D?

#6F764D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6F764D?

The RGB value is 111, 118, 77: 111 red, 118 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6F764D?

The complementary color is #544D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6F764D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6F764D color

#6F764D rgb(111, 118, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #6F764D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.5% red, 46.3% green and 30.2% blue (111, 118, 77).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#6F764D color codes

HEX	`#6F764D`
RGB	`rgb(111, 118, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.5%, 46.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 35%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, -9.9, 21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 23.9, 114.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.374, 16.872, 9.519)`
Decimal	`7304781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6F764D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6F764D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6F764D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6F764D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6f764d; }
.text { color: #6f764d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6f764d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(111 118 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6f764d, #5a764d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #6F764D?: #6F764D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6F764D?: The RGB value is 111, 118, 77: 111 red, 118 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6F764D?: The complementary color is #544D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6F764D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.